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23.1(1) A regional health authority must, in accordance with guidelines provided by the minister, ensure that

(a) it is accredited by the health accreditation body or bodies approved by the minister;

(b) any health corporation or health care organization that provides health services in its health region, and is in receipt of payments or funding from the regional health authority, participates in the authority's accreditation process; and

(c) its accreditation is maintained at all times.

Copy of accreditation report to be made public

23.1(2) Within 60 days after receiving a final report about accreditation from an approved health accreditation body, the regional health authority must

24.1 A regional health authority must, within the time specified by the minister and after consulting with residents of its health region, establish a declaration of patient values, in accordance with guidelines and procedures provided by the minister, and make it available to the public.

Process for resolving patient concerns

24.2(1) A regional health authority must, within the time specified by the minister, establish a process for receiving and addressing patient concerns, including complaints, and make information about that process available to the public.

37.1(1) A regional health authority, health corporation or health care organization must, as specified by the regulations, make periodic public reports about matters relating to the quality of health services provided and patient safety, at the time and in the form specified by the regulations.

Reports not to contain personal information or personal health information

37.1(2) A report made under subsection (1) must not contain personal information or personal health information, as those terms are defined in section 53.1.

7(1) Subsection 38(1) is amended by adding ", and publish on the authority's website," after "submit to the minister".

7(2) Subsection 38(2) is amended by adding the following after clause (b):

(b.1) a report respecting activities undertaken to support and promote the values contained in the declaration of patient values of the regional health authority;

(b.2) a statement of the corporate costs, as defined in subsection 33.1(1), of the regional health authority;

Information about expenses paid to CEO to be published on authority's website

38.1(1) A regional health authority must, by June 30 following the end of each fiscal year, publish on its website, in accordance with the regulations, the following information about expenses paid to its chief executive officer in that fiscal year:

(a) details, as prescribed by the regulations, of information contained in expense claims in relation to expenses paid to the chief executive officer in the fiscal year;

(b) the expenses paid to the chief executive officer for the fiscal year, in relation to each claim referred to in clause (a);

(c) a statement as to how members of the public may examine, subject to subsection (2), copies of receipts or other documentation submitted in support of the chief executive officer's expense claims.

Information that is not to be published

38.1(2) Information that would identify a personal bank account, personal credit card account or any other personal account of the chief executive officer or any other person shall not be published on the website or made available for examination by a member of the public.

(b.1) shall, if it provides health services in a health region, and in accordance with guidelines provided by the minister, ensure that it is accredited or participates in the accreditation process of the regional health authority for the health region;

(e.1) prescribing corporate costs and limits on corporate costs for the purposes of section 33.1;

(e) by adding the following after clause (h):

(h.1) respecting the obligation of a regional health authority to publish on its website information about expenses paid to its chief executive officer, including prescribing details that must be published in relation to claims for which expenses were paid;